Wiki Entries

1 - Reflection on Previous I Search Experiences (due Mon. April 7)
1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?
  • LA Festivals(7th grade-LA History)
  • Greek Mythology(8th grade-English)

2. Based on these projects, what does research mean to you?
  • gathering information to answer a question or describe a topis you find interesting

3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
  • Greek Mythology- I did not reasearch as much information as i should have, so i ended up getting a bad grade. This was a negative experience.


2 - Reflection on Webbing Process (due Tuesday, April 8)
1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because: I had trouble finding a topic, so it took me a very long time to research with out a great outcome.

3 - Why I Chose This Topic and What I Know About My Topic (due Tuesday, April 8)
1. Topic: Eiffel Tour
2. Why you chose it: I find this topic very intersting.
3. What you already know about your topic:The tour is located in Paris.

4 - Pre-Notetaking Activity - in class (due Wednesday, April 9)
1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic.
  • Who built the Eiffel Tour?
  • What year was it built?
  • What was the purpose of building it?
  • How tall is the eiffel tour?
  • How is the eiffel tour used today, and how was it used then?
  • How long did it take to build?
  • Why is the eiffel tour so important to France?
  • Why has it become so famouse?


5 - Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Wednesday, April 9)
1. Describe how the pre-notetaking sheet helped you find both focus for your topic and research questions to investigate. Did you find it easy or difficult to create a fat question from your ideas?
  • I actually found it very hard to find a fat questiion for my topic. Not because it's a hard topic, but because all the question that I came up with could be answerd with simple facts. ----
Grace: I am concerned about the "fatness" of this topic. Let me know how your research goes.
Mrs D


6 - Search Log (due Thursday, April 10)
1. What have I learned today?
  • Today I learned that the Eiffel Tour:
took 2 years to built
was built by a man named Gustave Eiffel
was built for the international exhibition of france
was parachuted off of in 1984
was climed by an mountaineer in 1954
had a bicycle ridden down from the 1st level in1923
2. What problems have I had?
  • So far I have not had any problems in my reaseach.
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?
  • I will continue to reasearch my topic and try and answer as many of my questions as I can.


7 - Search Log (due Friday, April 11)
1. What have I learned today?
  • Today I learned the Eiffel Tour:
is visited by nearly 6million people a year
Eiffel used spretial techniques to make sure the Eiffel Tour didnt fall over
the idea of of a 1000 foot iron tour was not new, American engineer had designed one in Philadelphia, but never actually built it
2. What problems have I had?
  • I was scared that I was running out of questions for this topic, but the more I research, the more questions I come up with

3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?
  • The next the thing I was do is continue to research.

8 - Search Log (due Monday, April 14)
1. What have I learned today?
  • Today I learned:
Eiffel did not actualy design the tour, 2 engineers at his construction company did by the names of Emile Nouguier and Maurice Koeclin
the tour was more than a monument it is a symbol of france
2. What problems have I had?
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?